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Legal Ethics
Legal Ethics Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on legal malpractice cases and attorney misconduct. Coverage includes criminal allegations, disciplinary actions, and recusals involving attorneys and judges, as well as legal rules and standards.
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Latest News in Legal Ethics
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January 02, 2026
Malpractice Claims Are Timely, Pardoned Law Grad Argues
A Vanderbilt Law School graduate who alleges his former criminal defense attorneys convinced him to take an unjust plea deal for assault in 2009 told a Connecticut court that his legal malpractice claims couldn't have been brought before he received an absolute pardon in 2023 — and as such aren't time-barred.
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January 02, 2026
Ga. Probate Judge Should Be Removed, JQC Panel Says
A three-member panel of Georgia's Judicial Qualifications Commission has recommended a probate judge be removed from the bench over allegations of yearslong case delays, citing a "pattern of improper activity" and its impact on the judicial system.
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January 02, 2026
Ind. Judge's Chat With Tesla Crash Jurors Undoes $60M Verdict
An Indiana state appellate panel has vacated a $60.7 million jury verdict against Tesla in a suit accusing its employee of negligently hitting a motorcyclist and causing a catastrophic brain injury, saying the trial court judge had an improper private conversation with the deadlocked jury regarding a potential mistrial.
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January 02, 2026
Newman Eyes High Court After Latest Loss On Suspension
An attorney for Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman said Friday the 98-year-old judge plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after the full D.C. Circuit refused to reconsider a decision affirming the dismissal of her lawsuit challenging her suspension.
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January 02, 2026
Atty Largely Loses Bid To Trim Sanctions Over Fake Citations
A Pennsylvania-based attorney facing sanctions for filing a motion filled with fake citations has been allowed to complete a required legal ethics course virtually due to health concerns over travel, with a Florida federal judge otherwise affirming the initial order.
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- LITIGATION
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